Bio

TRANSACTIONSReleased by Carolina (8/25/14)...Signed as an unrestricted free agent by Carolina (3/21/14)...Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (10/2/13)...Released by Tampa Bay (9/1/13)...Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (9/20/12)...Waived by Tampa Bay (8/31/12)...Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (5/9/12)...Waived by New England (5/3/12)...Signed as a free agent by New England (2/7/12)...Waived by New England (2/4/12)...Signed as a free agent by New England (11/24/11)...Waived by New England (11/12/11)...Signed as a free agent by New England (11/8/11)...Waived by New England (9/3/11)...Signed as a free agent by New England (8/29/11)...Waived by Jacksonville (8/25/11)...Signed as a free agent from practice squad by Jacksonville (9/23/09)...Signed to practice squad by Jacksonville (9/7/09)...Waived by Jacksonville (9/5/09)...Selected in the seventh round (253rd overall) of the NFL Draft by Jacksonville (4/26/09).

2013Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (10/2)...Played in 12 games with seven starts...Recorded career highs of 440 yards and four touchdowns on 24 catches...Led the team with an average of 18.3 yards per reception...Averaged 40.0 yards per touchdown catch with three of four touchdowns covering 20 yards or more...Logged one special teams tackle...Attended training camp with the Buccaneers and was released in the final roster cutdown (9/1)...At Seattle (11/3): Snagged a 20-yard touchdown reception...At Detroit (11/23): Produced first career 100-yard receiving game with 108 yards on three catches, including a career-high two touchdowns...Corralled a seven-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter...Generated the team's longest offensive play of the season and fourth-longest in franchise history on a career-long 85-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter that proved to be the game-winning score...Marked the third-longest reception in the NFL in 2013...At New Orleans(12/29): Equaled career high of five catches for 93 yards with a 48-yard touchdown.

2012Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (9/20)...Played in 14 games with three starts...Posted a career-high 28 receptions for 425 yards and two touchdowns...Returned two kickoffs for 47 yards...Initially signed as a free agent by the Buccaneers (5/9) and was waived in the final roster cutdown (8/31)...Vs. Kansas City (10/14): Hauled in a 62-yard catch deep in Chiefs territory that resulted in a field goal...Vs. New Orleans (10/21): Made first NFL start...Responded with first career touchdown on a 13-yard reception...Vs. San Diego (11/11): Scored on a 15-yard catch...Vs. Atlanta (11/25): Grabbed a career-high five receptions for 77 yards.

2011Played in six games for New England...Signed as a free agent (11/8) but was waived four days later (11/12) without playing in a game...Re-signed by the Patriots (11/24) and saw action in the last six regular season games...Caught three passes for 30 yards...POSTSEASON: Played in two games, appearing in AFC Divisional Playoff versus Denver (1/14) and AFC Championship versus Baltimore (1/22) before being waived (2/4) prior to Super Bowl XLVI (2/5)...Attended training camp with Jacksonville and was waived during the preseason (8/25)...Signed as a free agent by New England (8/29) and was waived in the final roster cutdown (9/3).

2010Played in the first 10 games and was inactive for the last six games for Jacksonville...Notched eight catches for 111 yards...Averaged 23.4 yards on 24 kickoff returns for 561 yards with a long of 53 yards...Contributed three special teams tackles...Vs. Denver (9/12): Opened second half with 46-yard kickoff return that led to a touchdown and put Jaguars in position for a field goal with career-long 53-yard kickoff return later in the third quarter...At San Diego (9/19): Had a career-high six kickoff returns...Vs. Philadelphia (9/26): Snared first career reception for 22 yards...Vs. Indianapolis (10/3): Set up game-winning field goal with a 22-yard catch at the Colts' 41-yard line with 14 seconds left...Accumulated a career-high 127 kickoff return yards.

2009Drafted in the seventh round (253rd overall) by Jacksonville...Played in three games, did not play in one game and was inactive for 10 games after spending the first two games on the Jaguars' practice squad...Returned two kickoffs for 38 yards...At Houston (9/27): Made NFL debut.

COLLEGEPlayed in 49 games with 32 starts at Rutgers...Totaled 132 receptions for 1,931 yards and 16 touchdowns...110 catches resulted in first downs, and 28 gained 20 or more yards...Compiled seven 100-yard receiving efforts...Averaged 22.2 yards on 37 kickoff returns for 823 yards...2008 (Sr.): Played in 13 games with 11 starts...Finished second on the Scarlet Knights with 40 receptions for 494 yards and five touchdowns...2007 (Jr.): Third-team All-American...First-team All-Big East Conference choice...Started 13 games...Led the team with 65 catches for 1,100 yards and seven touchdowns...Became the second player in school history to amass 1,000 receiving yards in a season...Combined with wide receiver Kenny Britt to become the first teammates in conference history to each register 1,000 receiving yards in the same season...2006 (So.): Played in 12 games with eight starts...Posted 23 receptions for 290 yards and a team-leading four receiving touchdowns...2005 (Fr.): Played in 11 games...Caught four passes for 47 yards...Ranked first in the conference with a 27.1-yard kickoff return average on 11 returns for 298 yards.

PERSONALAttended Notre Dame HS in Lawrenceville, N.J....Graduated from Rutgers with a degree in sociology.

TRANSACTIONSReleased by Carolina (8/25/14)...Signed as an unrestricted free agent by Carolina (3/21/14)...Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (10/2/13)...Released by Tampa Bay (9/1/13)...Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (9/20/12)...Waived by Tampa Bay (8/31/12)...Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (5/9/12)...Waived by New England (5/3/12)...Signed as a free agent by New England (2/7/12)...Waived by New England (2/4/12)...Signed as a free agent by New England (11/24/11)...Waived by New England (11/12/11)...Signed as a free agent by New England (11/8/11)...Waived by New England (9/3/11)...Signed as a free agent by New England (8/29/11)...Waived by Jacksonville (8/25/11)...Signed as a free agent from practice squad by Jacksonville (9/23/09)...Signed to practice squad by Jacksonville (9/7/09)...Waived by Jacksonville (9/5/09)...Selected in the seventh round (253rd overall) of the NFL Draft by Jacksonville (4/26/09).

2013Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (10/2)...Played in 12 games with seven starts...Recorded career highs of 440 yards and four touchdowns on 24 catches...Led the team with an average of 18.3 yards per reception...Averaged 40.0 yards per touchdown catch with three of four touchdowns covering 20 yards or more...Logged one special teams tackle...Attended training camp with the Buccaneers and was released in the final roster cutdown (9/1)...At Seattle (11/3): Snagged a 20-yard touchdown reception...At Detroit (11/23): Produced first career 100-yard receiving game with 108 yards on three catches, including a career-high two touchdowns...Corralled a seven-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter...Generated the team's longest offensive play of the season and fourth-longest in franchise history on a career-long 85-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter that proved to be the game-winning score...Marked the third-longest reception in the NFL in 2013...At New Orleans(12/29): Equaled career high of five catches for 93 yards with a 48-yard touchdown.

2012Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay (9/20)...Played in 14 games with three starts...Posted a career-high 28 receptions for 425 yards and two touchdowns...Returned two kickoffs for 47 yards...Initially signed as a free agent by the Buccaneers (5/9) and was waived in the final roster cutdown (8/31)...Vs. Kansas City (10/14): Hauled in a 62-yard catch deep in Chiefs territory that resulted in a field goal...Vs. New Orleans (10/21): Made first NFL start...Responded with first career touchdown on a 13-yard reception...Vs. San Diego (11/11): Scored on a 15-yard catch...Vs. Atlanta (11/25): Grabbed a career-high five receptions for 77 yards.

2011Played in six games for New England...Signed as a free agent (11/8) but was waived four days later (11/12) without playing in a game...Re-signed by the Patriots (11/24) and saw action in the last six regular season games...Caught three passes for 30 yards...POSTSEASON: Played in two games, appearing in AFC Divisional Playoff versus Denver (1/14) and AFC Championship versus Baltimore (1/22) before being waived (2/4) prior to Super Bowl XLVI (2/5)...Attended training camp with Jacksonville and was waived during the preseason (8/25)...Signed as a free agent by New England (8/29) and was waived in the final roster cutdown (9/3).

2010Played in the first 10 games and was inactive for the last six games for Jacksonville...Notched eight catches for 111 yards...Averaged 23.4 yards on 24 kickoff returns for 561 yards with a long of 53 yards...Contributed three special teams tackles...Vs. Denver (9/12): Opened second half with 46-yard kickoff return that led to a touchdown and put Jaguars in position for a field goal with career-long 53-yard kickoff return later in the third quarter...At San Diego (9/19): Had a career-high six kickoff returns...Vs. Philadelphia (9/26): Snared first career reception for 22 yards...Vs. Indianapolis (10/3): Set up game-winning field goal with a 22-yard catch at the Colts' 41-yard line with 14 seconds left...Accumulated a career-high 127 kickoff return yards.

2009Drafted in the seventh round (253rd overall) by Jacksonville...Played in three games, did not play in one game and was inactive for 10 games after spending the first two games on the Jaguars' practice squad...Returned two kickoffs for 38 yards...At Houston (9/27): Made NFL debut.

COLLEGEPlayed in 49 games with 32 starts at Rutgers...Totaled 132 receptions for 1,931 yards and 16 touchdowns...110 catches resulted in first downs, and 28 gained 20 or more yards...Compiled seven 100-yard receiving efforts...Averaged 22.2 yards on 37 kickoff returns for 823 yards...2008 (Sr.): Played in 13 games with 11 starts...Finished second on the Scarlet Knights with 40 receptions for 494 yards and five touchdowns...2007 (Jr.): Third-team All-American...First-team All-Big East Conference choice...Started 13 games...Led the team with 65 catches for 1,100 yards and seven touchdowns...Became the second player in school history to amass 1,000 receiving yards in a season...Combined with wide receiver Kenny Britt to become the first teammates in conference history to each register 1,000 receiving yards in the same season...2006 (So.): Played in 12 games with eight starts...Posted 23 receptions for 290 yards and a team-leading four receiving touchdowns...2005 (Fr.): Played in 11 games...Caught four passes for 47 yards...Ranked first in the conference with a 27.1-yard kickoff return average on 11 returns for 298 yards.

PERSONALAttended Notre Dame HS in Lawrenceville, N.J....Graduated from Rutgers with a degree in sociology.